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Optus Small-Sided Football Kicks Off in 2009 in WA

Small Sided Football kicked off 2009 with a bang, with children learning about the game while enjoying bouncy castles and face painters at two gala locations.

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AA Wrap - Porter bangs in another double

Joel Porter continues to put his name up as a potential Qantas Socceroos candidate, after scoring another two-goal haul for Hartlepool in a 4-2 win over Tranmere United in the English League one.

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Socceroos set subscription TV record

The Australia v Uzbekistan World Cup Qualifier football match last night created a new Australian subscription TV record audience with an average audience of 431,000 people watching the game on FOX SPORTS.

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Verbeek praises team for second half performance

Socceroos coach Pim Verbeek praised his team’s second half performance that saw Australia on the verge of qualifying for its second successive World Cup finals.

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Bahrain win means wait for Australia

Australia will have to wait for two months to ensure its qualification for the 2010 FIFA World Cup finals, after Bahrain secured a valuable 1-0 win over Qatar in Manama.

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Australia on the verge of third World Cup appearance

Australia is on the verge of a place in the 2010 World Cup™ finals, after winning 2-0 against Uzbekistan at Stadium Australia in Sydney. Second half goals from substitute Josh Kennedy and Harry Kewell from the penalty spot saw Australia home after a fairly laborious first half.

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Fitness concerns for Verbeek

Socceroos coach Pim Verbeek will leave the final decision on his starting line-up till possibly as late as tomorrow morning, with several fitness concerns ahead of the match against Uzbekistan at Stadium Australia tomorrow night.

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FFSA looking at Indigenous Talent

FFSA are well underway in identifying Talented Indigenous Players from all regions of South Australia to participate in the Indigenous Football Festival to be held in Townsville in July.

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Uki Optus Small-Sided Football Demonstration

Kean Marshall, FFA's Northern NSW Regional Community Participation Manager, recently visited Uki on the Far North Coast to conduct an Optus Small-Sided Football demonstration for children aged 6-8yrs old.

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Socceroos will be switched on says Schwarzer

Socceroos goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer is confident that the team will be fully switched on come Wednesday night and they want to make sure they qualify as early as possible.

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McDonald happy to oblige his skipper with the winning goal

Lucas Neill said he would be happy with a 1-0 result in the 95th minute and Scott McDonald would be happy to oblige him on Wednesday night, if he gets the opportunity against Uzbekistan.

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Uzbekistan's big win is good for us says North

Socceroos defender Jade North says Uzbekistan's thrashing of Qatar is a good thing as it means the squad will be under no illusions how tough the task will be ahead of their clash on Wednesday night at Stadium Australia.